Venus and Cupid

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper; verso: black chalk and brown ink

Black chalk and white gouache, with later additions of red, brown and ocher chalks, on blue antique laid paper, mounted overall to coarse antique laid card.

Brown ink over black and red chalks on off-white antique laid paper, laid down overall

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall on cream antique laid decorative mount

Black ink, gray wash and white gouache on faded blue antique laid paper, laid down overall on cream antique laid paper

Brown wash over black chalk heightened with white gouache on blue antique laid paper, mounted overall to cream antique laid paper, drum-mounted to off-white wove paper, squared in black chalk, framing lines in brown ink

Brown ink and brown wash heightened with white gouache, traces of black chalk, on dark cream antique laid paper, laid down overall to cream antique laid paper

Wash on paper

Brown ink, brown wash and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, incised

Brown ink and brown wash, with preparatory incising by stylus, on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink, brown wash over graphite with traces of red chalk (?) on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink over black chalk on tan antique laid paper